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* People used to seeing Tilda Swinton play villains or ice queens may be surprised to see her playing a funny, naive, rather adorkable hero/ine:
* After Elizabeth I has been passionately leching all over Orlando, climaxing with offering Orlando a beautiful house on the condition that he never fade or grow old, Orlando returns to his own chamber:
-->'''Orlando''': [''flops down on bed, stares into space for a moment. Looks at camera''] Very interesting person.
* After Orlando has been jilted, his servants can't wake him up:
-->[''Servant #1 walks upstairs and into Orlando's bedroom. Servant #1 leans over sleeping Orlando and clears throat. Nothing happens. Clears throat louder. CUT TO Servant#1 and Servant #2 walking upstairs. Servant #1 jiggles Orlando's wrist; Orlando stays asleep. Servant #1 snaps fingers and waves hand in front of Orlando's face. Orlando stays asleep. CUT TO Servant #1, Servant #2 and Servant #3 walking upstairs'']
-->'''Servant #1''', '''Servant #2''' and '''Servant #3''': [''brightly, in unison''] Good morning!
-->'''Servant #1''': It's now time to awake!
-->'''Servant #3''': To such a fine morning!
-->'''Servant #2''': ...[[SarcasmMode From such a long, refreshing sleep!]]\\
[''CUT TO Doctor and Servant #4 walking upstairs'']
-->'''Doctor''': Six days, you say?
-->'''Servant #4''': Tomorrow will be the seventh.\\
[''CUT TO bedroom, where Servant #5 is singing a tenor aria in an attempt to Orlando up'']
-->'''Servant #5''': "This pleasing, shining, wondrous day--"\\
[''Doctor shoves Servant #5 out of the way. Examines Orlando'']
-->'''Doctor''': The lord Orlando...is sleeping.\\
[''Orlando wakes and sits up'']
-->'''Orlando''': [''to no one in particular''] I can find only three words to describe the female sex. ''({{Beat}})'' None of which are worth expressing.

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